Highlights

85'

M. Osmajić (Excessive celebration)

85'

M. Osmajić (assist T. Small)

74'

J. Storey (Foul)

67'

J. Monga (assist W. Faes)

HT 1 - 0

A. Devine (assist Pol Valentín)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

K. McAteer (A. Fatawu - tactical)

86'

A. Vukčević (T. Small - tactical)

77'

H. Choudhury (J. Justin - injury)

73'

S. Þórðarson (A. Devine - tactical)

73'

O. Offiah (Pol Valentín - tactical)

57'

J. Monga (S. Mavididi - tactical)

57'

W. Faes (L. Thomas - tactical)

46'

P. Daka (B. El Khannouss - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	4	Preston	43	26	11	10	5
	12	Leicester	37	26	10	7	9

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

5-3-2

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

40%

60%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Osmajić

J. Monga 1
A. Devine 1

Shots off target

M. Smith

A. McCann 2
A. Fatawu 2

Fouls suffered

Pol Valentín

J. Justin 3
L. Gibson 3

Tackles

A. McCann

Pol Valentín 5
B. Whiteman 3

Fouls

A. McCann

M. Smith 2
P. Daka 2

Saves

J. Stolarczyk

D. Iversen 1

Passes

H. Winks

J. Vestergaard 52
C. Okoli 52

Accurate passes

H. Winks

J. Vestergaard 45
B. Soumaré 45

Current form

Stats

W D L D L

L W W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

29/04/24

04/10/23

23/07/22

Referees

Gavin Ward main referee

2.9

0.1

Average card count per match for 14 matches arbitrated
Seb Stockbridge fourth referee
Scott Jackson fourth referee
Hugh Gilroy assistant referee
Mark Dwyer assistant referee

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Match venue

Deepdale - Preston

Year of construction: 1875
Surface: grass
Capacity: 23408
Average attendance: 13095
Maximum attendance: 21816
% sold: 56

Match result Preston Leicester

Date 16 August 2025 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 16797
Code PNE-LEI
Area England
Home team Preston North End
Away team Leicester City

FAQ

What is the result between Preston Leicester?

Preston North End won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Preston Leicester?

Preston North End : Coached by P. Heckingbottom, the lineup starts off in a 5-3-2 formation: D. Iversen, A. Hughes, L. Gibson, J. Storey, T. Small, Pol Valentín, A. Devine, B. Whiteman (C), A. McCann, M. Osmajić, M. Smith

Leicester City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Martí Cifuentes, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. Stolarczyk, L. Thomas, J. Vestergaard, C. Okoli, J. Justin (C), B. Soumaré, H. Winks, S. Mavididi, B. El Khannouss, A. Fatawu, J. Ayew

Who is the referee of the match Preston Leicester ?

Gavin Ward is the referee for this match

Where is the match Preston Leicester?

The venue Deepdale in Preston is hosting the match

At what time is Preston Leicester?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 16 August 2025. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Preston North End 5-3-2

- 1 D. Iversen
- 16 A. Hughes
- 19 L. Gibson
- 14 J. Storey
- 26 T. Small
- 2 Pol Valentín
- 21 A. Devine
- 4 (C) B. Whiteman
- 8 A. McCann
- 28 M. Osmajić
- 24 M. Smith
- 1 J. Stolarczyk
- 33 L. Thomas
- 23 J. Vestergaard
- 5 C. Okoli
- 2 (C) J. Justin
- 24 B. Soumaré
- 8 H. Winks
- 10 S. Mavididi
- 11 B. El Khannouss
- 7 A. Fatawu
- 9 J. Ayew

Leicester City 4-2-3-1

- P. Heckingbottom Coach
Substitutes
- M. Ayodele #31 - Striker
- T. Carroll #20 - Midfielder
- J. Walton #12 - Goalkeeper
- 73'
  
  O. Offiah #42 - Defender
- J. Okkels #23 - Striker
- L. Lindsay #6 - Defender
- 73'
  
  S. Þórðarson #22 - Midfielder
- 86'
  
  A. Vukčević #3 - Defender
- Martí Cifuentes Coach
Substitutes
- 86'
  
  K. McAteer #35 - Midfielder
- B. Nelson #4 - Defender
- A. Begović #31 - Goalkeeper
- 57'
  
  W. Faes #3 - Defender
- 77'
  
  H. Choudhury #17 - Midfielder
- 57'
  
  J. Monga #28 - Striker
- O. Skipp #22 - Midfielder
- L. Page #25 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  P. Daka #20 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

40%

60%

Accurate passes

72%

86%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

267

Passes

417

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

M. Osmajić

67% 2/3

Fouls suffered

Pol Valentín

J. Justin 3
L. Gibson 3
A. Fatawu 2
J. Ayew 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Ayew

0% 0/4

J. Justin 0% (0/2)
B. Whiteman 0% (0/2)
A. McCann 0% (0/2)
T. Small 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

H. Winks

98% 53/54

B. Soumaré 90% (45/50)
J. Vestergaard 87% (45/52)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

D. Iversen

53% 16/30

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	52	26	15	7	4	57	29	28
2	Middlesbrough	46	26	13	7	6	37	26	11
3	Ipswich	44	25	12	8	5	42	24	18
4	Preston	43	26	11	10	5	36	25	11
5	Millwall	43	26	12	7	7	29	33	-4
6	Watford	41	25	11	8	6	37	29	8
7	Hull	41	25	12	5	8	40	38	2
8	Stoke	40	26	12	4	10	32	23	9
9	Wrexham	40	26	10	10	6	38	32	6
10	Bristol City	39	26	11	6	9	38	29	9
11	QPR	38	26	11	5	10	38	39	-1
12	Leicester	37	26	10	7	9	37	38	-1
13	Derby	35	26	9	8	9	35	35	0
14	Birmingham	34	26	9	7	10	35	36	-1
15	Southampton	33	26	8	9	9	38	38	0
16	Sheff Utd	32	25	10	2	13	36	38	-2
17	Swansea	32	26	9	5	12	27	33	-6
18	West Bromwich	31	26	9	4	13	29	35	-6
19	Charlton	29	25	7	8	10	25	32	-7
20	Blackburn	28	25	7	7	11	24	30	-6
21	Portsmouth	25	24	6	7	11	21	35	-14
22	Norwich	24	26	6	6	14	28	39	-11
23	Oxford	22	25	5	7	13	25	35	-10
24	Sheff Wed	-7	25	1	8	16	18	51	-33

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	29	12	9	2	1	27	9	18
2	Ipswich	28	13	8	4	1	24	11	13
3	Watford	28	13	8	4	1	23	12	11
4	Middlesbrough	27	13	8	3	2	20	11	9
5	Birmingham	26	13	7	5	1	27	13	14
6	Millwall	26	14	8	2	4	17	17	0
7	QPR	23	13	7	2	4	24	17	7
8	Preston	23	13	6	5	2	19	12	7
9	Wrexham	23	13	6	5	2	24	19	5
10	Hull	23	13	7	2	4	19	19	0
11	West Bromwich	22	12	6	4	2	16	11	5
12	Leicester	22	13	6	4	3	19	15	4
13	Bristol City	21	14	6	3	5	23	15	8
14	Swansea	21	13	6	3	4	16	16	0
15	Stoke	20	12	6	2	4	18	10	8
16	Southampton	20	12	5	5	2	17	11	6
17	Charlton	18	11	5	3	3	13	12	1
18	Portsmouth	18	13	5	3	5	14	14	0
19	Sheff Utd	17	12	5	2	5	18	13	5
20	Derby	17	14	4	5	5	17	20	-3
21	Oxford	13	12	3	4	5	13	17	-4
22	Blackburn	10	13	2	4	7	13	20	-7
23	Norwich	10	13	3	1	9	12	19	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	13	0	4	9	7	29	-22

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	23	14	6	5	3	30	20	10
2	Preston	20	13	5	5	3	17	13	4
3	Stoke	20	14	6	2	6	14	13	1
4	Middlesbrough	19	13	5	4	4	17	15	2
5	Derby	18	12	5	3	4	18	15	3
6	Hull	18	12	5	3	4	21	19	2
7	Bristol City	18	12	5	3	4	15	14	1
8	Blackburn	18	12	5	3	4	11	10	1
9	Wrexham	17	13	4	5	4	14	13	1
10	Millwall	17	12	4	5	3	12	16	-4
11	Ipswich	16	12	4	4	4	18	13	5
12	Leicester	15	13	4	3	6	18	23	-5
13	Sheff Utd	15	13	5	0	8	18	25	-7
14	QPR	15	13	4	3	6	14	22	-8
15	Norwich	14	13	3	5	5	16	20	-4
16	Watford	13	12	3	4	5	14	17	-3
17	Southampton	13	14	3	4	7	21	27	-6
18	Swansea	11	13	3	2	8	11	17	-6
19	Charlton	11	14	2	5	7	12	20	-8
20	Oxford	9	13	2	3	8	12	18	-6
21	West Bromwich	9	14	3	0	11	13	24	-11
22	Birmingham	8	13	2	2	9	8	23	-15
23	Sheff Wed	7	12	1	4	7	11	22	-11
24	Portsmouth	7	11	1	4	6	7	21	-14

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	47	26	13	8	5	28	12	16
2	Bristol City	43	26	12	7	7	22	15	7
3	Sheff Utd	39	25	10	9	6	19	10	9
4	Preston	38	26	10	8	8	16	13	3
5	Ipswich	38	25	9	11	5	15	11	4
6	Stoke	38	26	9	11	6	14	10	4
7	Wrexham	37	26	10	7	9	17	15	2
8	Derby	37	26	9	10	7	16	15	1
9	Norwich	37	26	8	13	5	15	12	3
10	Hull	36	25	9	9	7	20	21	-1
11	Millwall	36	26	8	12	6	13	12	1
12	Leicester	35	26	10	5	11	19	23	-4
13	West Bromwich	35	26	8	11	7	13	16	-3
14	Southampton	35	26	7	14	5	21	11	10
15	QPR	33	26	8	9	9	17	21	-4
16	Middlesbrough	32	26	8	8	10	16	13	3
17	Blackburn	31	25	7	10	8	11	13	-2
18	Birmingham	29	26	8	5	13	16	21	-5
19	Oxford	28	25	7	7	11	17	21	-4
20	Watford	28	25	6	10	9	17	21	-4
21	Charlton	28	25	5	13	7	9	16	-7
22	Portsmouth	25	24	6	7	11	9	17	-8
23	Sheff Wed	24	25	6	6	13	10	24	-14
24	Swansea	21	26	3	12	11	9	16	-7